{"id":281,"date":"2019-01-30T23:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T23:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/?p=281"},"modified":"2019-01-30T23:16:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T23:16:00","slug":"magicfest-sydney-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/2019\/01\/30\/magicfest-sydney-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"MagicFest Sydney 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend in Sydney #1, we have 6 new judges to Welcome to the fold!<\/p>\n<h2>Andrew Anastasi<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/5103617050\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=5103617050&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Andrew Anastasi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Rowsley, Australia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Australia and New Zealand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Jonathan Ash<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/3030142481\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=3030142481&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jonathan Ash<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> North Parramatta, Australia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Australia and New Zealand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Jan De Wet<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/5110805114\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=5110805114&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jan De Wet<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronouns<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pronoun.is\/he\">He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Parramatta, Australia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Australia and New Zealand <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> 2012<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> March 3, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Bolt Snap Bolt to end a gane<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Broker Analytics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> Every B&amp;R announcement i always hope Twin will return<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> To help others and myself understand the rules better and to solve any confusing rules questions for my community.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> The interaction with so many people and to learn from there experiences.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> That i may come away with not learning one or two super weird situations that happend.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> How to be a better judge and better support my community.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> All the Sydney region judges as they all have helped me in one way or another.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> The work life balance is always a challenge<\/li>\n<li><strong>How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> Spoken to my fellow judges asked there advice and take a more proactive approach in terms of finding time for judging.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> The love and dedication they have for there game and formats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> Turn 4 twin into open mana, no responces, and making it into a top 8 of a PTQ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bryan Hamilton<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1227518\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1227518&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Bryan Hamilton<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronouns<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pronoun.is\/he\">He\/him\/his<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Yuanlin, Taiwan<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Greater China <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> April 1994<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> June 17, 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Interacting with other players<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Teacher<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I was part of the Guru program.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did 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